Tag Archive for: BBC News

Nitrous oxide: MPs approve bill to ban laughing gas possession/in /by
Under the law change possessing the drug would carry a sentence of up to two years in prison or a large fine.
BBL surgery: Woman who died in Turkey ‘not told of risks’/in /by
A coroner says Melissa Kerr should have been made aware of the dangers of the operation in Turkey.
Martha’s rule: Mother shares trauma over daughter’s death/in /by
Martha Mills, 13, died when doctors failed to spot and treat a sepsis infection early enough.
Strep B: Mum calls for all pregnant women to be tested/in /by
Shannon Doherty spoke out after her baby son, Rían, became critically ill with the infection.
Martha’s rule: Mother to press health secretary on patient rights/in /by
Merope Mills, whose daughter's death was preventable, says she will meet Stephen Barclay this week.
Female surgeons sexually assaulted while operating/in /by
Trainees are being abused by senior male surgeons, a major analysis given to the BBC reveals.
Transport for London bans ‘unhealthy’ artisan cheese advert/in /by
The cheese featured in the advert doesn't comply with advertising standards, TfL says.
Dolly the Sheep creator Ian Wilmut dies aged 79/in /by
Creating the world's first cloned mammal was arguably one of the greatest scientific achievements of the 20th Century.
Bristol Spire Hospital widens investigation into mesh surgeon/in /by
The private Spire hospital widens its review of mesh surgeon Tony Dixon's operations.
Covid: Care homes and housebound get booster shots in England/in /by
The jabs are being given faster than planned in England, because a new variant is spreading in the UK.